(Play the video
below for an exercise that'll help you get rid of cankles)

2. You're bloated (you're retaining water)

Water retention, edema or swelling in the ankle area can make you have cankles
no matter if you're skinny or fat but…

Do this quick test to be able to tell if its fat or
swelling causing your cankles…

Press down on your cankles with your fingers and…

If your pressing leaves a temporary dent in your cankles (that takes
longer than usually to fill back in) then you have cankles caused by water
retention or swelling (look at the yellow foot in the picture on your
right) but…

If nothing happens after pressing then it's probably cankles caused by
too much fat.

3 quick ways to get rid of cankles cause by water retention…

Drink at least 1 liter of water per day because your body will hold onto
water if you don't drink enough.

Then the bad news is that you may be genetically predisposed to having
cankles but the not so good news is that you can have surgery to remove your
cankels for up to $8,000 but before you have surgery…

Hi Adrian, I'm 15 years old, 5'3" and 120 lbs
I know all these posts are from 2013 but I really need help so I'll still give this a shot. I've been an active dancer my whole life. I have toned muscles and everything fine, except I've never had ankles. My legs just go straight down with no ankle curve. It's always been my biggest insecurity as long as I can remember. Everyone says it's because I'm a tap dancer and that "it's muscle", but every other tap dancer I know including famous ones have great curved ankles. Mine are just like, flesh. I wear boots and pants all summer because I'm so embarrassed of them. Do you have any idea what I can do different to help this?

Hi I'm really struggling with my legs. I'm 18, 5'3 1/2 and was 141 lbs but now at 134. I'm very muscular but hate how my legs go straight down with no ankle curve. I've tried compression socks, water pills, massaging oil, etc. and I don't know what else to do! I drink a ton of water on a consistent basis (although I drink diet soda about every 2-3 days). What should I do? I don't have the money to do a surgery and I want my legs to look smaller overall. I do insanity (on 2nd round) and not sure! I want to decrease my cankles and possibly inner thighs and inner knees. What can I do?

I'm not quite sure but my scale ranges anywhere from 26-30% (not quite sure if that is right though since my doctor says I'm normal weight and everything and that's considered on the verge of being obese).

May 19, 2015

Jackie

From looking at the images I would say at the 18-20%

May 19, 2015

Jackie

And then doing the body fat % test on your link I was like 13% so I'm really confused... I'm an athlete and have done volleyball all my life. I have a big butt which could be it but I'm lost on the correct measurement...

that's probably true. see #2. it's possible you could be retaining water

May 23, 2015

Raquel

I got rid of cankles!! It took a lot of cardio and calf raises. I did 3 different types of raises- toes in, toes out, and toes straight. Worked up to do at least 30 each way. Tried to get in 3 sets of those a day. It took a long time to see the definition begin but it paid off. Again strength training and cardio. Also do squats, leg lifts, and lunges for the legs.

June 16, 2015

sandra cummings

hi im 14 too and cankles run in my family and it is mostly fat and what workouts should i do to get rid of my flabby legs and my upper body is perfect i just need help on the legs

then you need to look at #2 & 3. are you sure you did not mean 5 foot ONE

November 03, 2014

Lucy

Hello,
I am 19 years old, 8 and a half stone, 5ft 6. The majority of my body is slim all except my ankles.. I don't personally think I should lose weight and I am already active (running, walking) I was wondering what I am doing wrong :(

I really need some help. I have always been on the chubby side. However, in the last 2 years I have gains over 20 pounds and I am have a very hard time getting rid of it. I am 24, stand at 5'3'' weight 165.

I have ankle injuries, with early signs of arthritis in both. What can I do to reach my goal weight of 120? What would be the best method?

I'm 18 and 140 pounds and I'm 5'5", and I have cankles I'm really insecure and I don't eat hoping that I would lose weight but I don't. I really want a cure for cankles because I would like to wear shorts. Please help me! :(